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Calcite from
Port Colborne quarries, Wainfleet Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Port Colborne quarries, Wainfleet Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:865901
Long-form Identifier:1:3:865901:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘHumberstone quarries, Port Colborne, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCampbell Quarry (Stevensville quarry), Ridgemount quarries, Bertie Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘWelland Canal, Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘCanal dump (Montrose occurrence), Niagara Falls, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘThorold area, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘOld Thorold quarry, Thorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘThorold Quarry (Walker Quarry), Thorold Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘLincoln Quarry (Beamsville Quarry), Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Aggregates, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘVineland Quarry, Clinton Township, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
References
Sabina, Ann P. (1986) Rocks and minerals for the collector: Bancroft - Parry Sound area and southern Ontario. Miscellaneous Report 39. Geological Survey of Canada 182 pp. doi:10.4095/121046
 
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